Attended a wedding this afternoon,so I plan on starting my season Monday morning. Good luck to everyone!

Hey Homey - have you had your own honeymoon yet? I saw a bunch of deer in the woods tonight. Somehow managed to use up my antlerless tag on the smallest one.

Nope zonic, no honeymoon yet looking at going next summer, congrats on the doe!

Hey Craig, We got a head start over here in 5C. Been hunting for 2 weeks already. Got a nice doe the 1st day. Had a decent buck come in last night but no shot.

Congrats dale nice deer!

dale

very nice glad to see you score .

I see that 5C sold all of their doe tags this year as well....70,000 of them. Good shooting Dale, that's some good protein for this winter. Is that one of your home made bows?

Tags were gone pretty quickly this year George. Last year it took almost till rifle season to sell out,but last year I think there were 95,000 available.

I've been fooling around with recurves lately. That's an RER Retro in the pic that I recently picked up here on the classifieds.

Wife asked if I was going to hunt today in this nasty weather. I said yep! I plan to be in my couch stand in front of the TV looking out for a giant buck to cross the back deck.

Realy slow day on stand. Just a few critters came by late. :)

Blessings to all this season in PA. Be safe.

I can say "I did" for an hour when I got home from work. Not a nice day for sure.

At least MD is close enough for me I can hunt Sundays. Only saw a fox today so far...

That's awesome Tom, great stand.

Tom, just make sure before you shoot one of those bucks you were watching for, that you open the sliding glass door! Sorry, I couldn't resist after remembering your story from a while back. God Bless men

Monkeyball, that looks like an old friends bow, he would be very happy to have his bow in your hands...good hunting...

Will be out sometime during this week as this weekend was a bust for me.Good luck to all this season and be safe and use those HARNESSES.Lou

Rain quit around 4 here in the northwest corner, I managed to get out for the last couple of hours. Saw 1 sub legal buck while on stand and 4 in the field when I got back to the truck.

Mike

All Good Justin! LOL! Once was funny. Doing it again would not only be sad but a secret I would never even share with anyone! :) I wish you well for the season.

Not a big rack, but a trophy for me. Only deer I've seen in the woods behind my place this season. 6 points - good enough. I'm done deer hunting just in time to start a new job. Got this guy at 15 yards quartering away from me last night as darkness fell. 47# Wing Gull I bought for $100 a couple months ago. Surewood arrows I built w/ Dale in PA. feathers and 145gn Ace Standard. Arrow entered behind scapula, took out a lung and protruded out neck w/ fletching deep inside deer. Ran about 75yrds. Wife and I recovered him this morning.

Great shot and a fine trophy in my book!

Best of luck with the new Job too!

Yup cool little critter split brow. Trying to get set to get out myself. From still being hurt its be rough this past year from that car accident. Mt critters are their too just everything hurts still when the cold came in it got a little worse again with pain and stiffness. Not sure what I will do yet this season Pa. or NJ. In the next couple weeks got to get ready it will really be time they start searching for love. Rain has had me all flooded out behind my house that's hindering me too. It subsided today a lot already.

Good luck guys. That's a cool picture Tom looks like you have a hot bear spot with all the Bear pictures we get to see.

Congrats Steve, great shot. Way to get it done.

Congrats to you Steve! That is awesome!!

Well done sir!

Hey thanks guys. He ran 75 and laid down - 1st big puddle then got up and continued 10, 2nd big puddle w/ business end broke off… then 5 yards and 3rd big puddle w/ fletched end pulled out, then… he lay in a hollow 10 yards from there. GOOD LUCK TOMORROW CRAIG and HOMEY88!! GO GET 'EM! ~Steve

Thanks zonic I will be heading out to the stand about 3:00pm. I'm going to post pics later this evening! I'm excited to get out for the first time this year!

Way to go Stephen, nice to see a 1st shooter's practice pay off! Nice buck and great hunt! Wyatt

Got this guy yesterday evening in Union County. 20 yard shot and watched him go down.

Congrats doc! Great deer!

Got out this evening and saw no deer but did have 14 turkeys walk by me. Fun night in the stand!

Nice outing. You painted a complete picture of your morning. Its about alot more than just shooting a deer, ain't it? Great pics. Frogs and spiders and bears, oh my!

Great trip as always Craig! I for one can't stand spiders lol! Good luck to you!

Not sure that boat is sea worthy, Monkeyball. Might want to do a quick check for leaks before you launch her. Good luck during the season and hope to see ya next year at Mid-Penn and Shade MTN.

Was out this evening after the rain and had a great time in the woods! No deer sightings but time in the woods is always fun!

Thanks for the pics Craig. I was born and reared in PA and sure miss the eastern woods and the whitetail hunting. I really miss the ruffed grouse hunting as well. Now I am stuck here in Colorado and only get to hunt elk. And mule deer and moose and mountain goats and bighorn sheep and .... LOL

Keep those pictures coming!

Just a small 2ed year bear came pass me so far. 125lb ish.

Also a big porkypine. 2741 pointer ish. :)

Slow so far but feel blessed to be in the big wood in October!

Congrats everyone, great photos too.

Took my 15 year old son out last night and he had three doe approach, but they were a bit out of range. We hit it again this morning for a few hours and didn't encounter any deer. When I hunt with him my bow usually stays at home, which really doesn't bother me a bit. When the weather becomes a bit cooler, I'ma take a few days and go down to Bedford and hopefully hunt with ol' George D' again in some spectacular mountain scenery. Not sure what it is about having a hunting son, but I just don't have the overwhelming drive to kill a deer anymore. Guess it's all about someone else's time now.

Best of luck, ya'll.....

Monkeyball, THANK YOU for the excellent job you do on your posts. Any idea what kind of spider and frog those were? I do not think we have those in NYSTATE. Happy Hunting.

Great hunt Craig! Always enjoy your posts!

Took this doe on 10/10 with my JD BERRY Morningstar longbow,Zwickey broadhead at 15 yds.

Saw first deers of the season while hunting. A small yearling too far for my skills. Also two spikes "clacking" their antlers together for several minutes just twenty yards away.

Been bow hunting almost 45 years; these simple sighting are still a thrill. Blessings and safety to all.

Nice deer Flyfish1 !!

Shot this one this morning at 20 yards. String hit my arm and i hit him in the neck. Think I hit a major vein or artery. He fell and pushed the arrow back through his chest. He was broadside when I shot. He made it about 10 yards. Got lucky. Only the third one I've shot with traditional so I am happy! 50# Whisperstik, Easton Legacy 2216's, and a Simmons Interceptor.

Congrats flyfish!

Congrats! Greenland! Nice buck!

Got out today for an evening hunt no deer but it was a Peaceful evening in the stand!

I scored on this doe this morning. Everything has been slow, but I'm sure that will change in a few weeks

Nice pictures guys, keepm coming. Congrats to all that got a deer.

Chris and Wade, nice looking deer. Good job. Shick

Little slow start for me. Good sign all around. Some jerk put a salt block on the SGL at my one spot and the GW got yellow tape all around the area, no hunting bate area. Eyes on 1 nice buck. Nice deer guys congratulations,

Very slow up here in Venango County,have seen a few deer but not what I usually see.Acorns are pretty sparse in most of the areas I've been.Hopefully things will pick up with the cooler weather coming.Congratulations to all who have gotten deer,and good luck to all the rest. Joe

Was out las night no deer but a ton of squirrels! Heading back out this afternoon! Good luck to all that get out!

I shot this Clarion County doe yesterday morning.

Had a doe come in too close. It came straight in not giving a shot until about 8 yards; too close to draw.

Started giving me that head bobbing...I'm gonna eat...no I'm not...I'm gonna eat...no I'm not...:)

One more day until we have to wear orange. Oh well. Blessings to all!

Got out this evening and tried a new location and sat up on the ground. Had some good encounters with squirrels but no deer. Still looking to see my first deer of the season!

After being lucky enough to harvest my first traditional archery buck in Union Co. last week, I went to Illinois to visit my parents and was able to put an arrow in this guy on the last evening of my trip.

Maybe this one will be facing the right way.

I might have to try that Craig!! lol

Awesome Sean, good job.

Monkeyball, I hear you. Today and next Saturday, I'll take the time to finish up some 'fall chores' I need to get done. Shick

Good luck to all that are heading out today! Keep us posted!

One of the only deer We can't shoot are spike bucks. Saw 5 in the last two days! LOL!

Been seeing tons of porky pines in the last few years in my area of PA. Any one else see a big jump in their numbers?

Congrats to the above who have taken deer!!

Tom, What area of the state are you in? I'm in the southeast corner and so far as I know we have none

Hi Greg, I hunt Carbon County near Hickory Run.

One day I saw 4 in 3 hours. Another day I saw 3 together.

Last October I saw a Fisher on the mountain for the first time in my life up there. I did hear Fishers love to eat porkypines; so maybe that's why I'm seeing them too.

Hunting season for the porkys got pretty liberal a few years back so I guess the Game Commission have been seeing a lot too.

I just came back from Nova Scotia and they seemed to be overrun with them. I don't think we drove anywhere without seeing one on or around the road. Good Luck, Greg

I was out this morning, 6:30AM, 27 degrees but calm, save for the thermals. No deer this morning, although we know of seven bucks in this one area. They are likely hanging close to the does that are hanging close to the still uncut corn fields of my neighbor.

No morning is wasted when you can see the sun come up over the ridge, and such beautiful color. Was an awesome morning.

Got out for a evening sit tonight, wind died down it was very calm. No deer plenty of squirells! Good luck to everyone getting out tommorow!

Got out this evening saw 11 turkeys but no deer. Here are a few pictures of where I sat this evening.

Looking to the west

And back to the east.

A buck that I got on trail cam which I pulled this evening.

Got out for a hunt this evening. Beautiful night to be in the woods, again saw nothing. My buddies in the same area saw a couple of bucks making scrapes. Things are starting to heat up. I took a few pics of my hunt this evening and will hopefully post them tommorow!

Here are some pictures of my latest trip out into the deer woods. Approaching the corn

A trail coming out of the corn that they deer are using.

View tot he west out of my stand.

In the stand in the with the old Kodiak Hunter

Great pictures Craig! Good luck this week! I'm going to look to get out Wednesday Eve unless it rains!

Keep them pictures coming gentlemen and good luck to all.

Hey Craig, use sawyers permethrin and you won't have to worry about ticks. So far since using it i haven't found any ticks on me.

Moonrise on 10/26

Better Pic.

10/27, 6:00pm, 14 yard shot. Watched him go down. Life is good!

Congrats Dave! Awesome buck! I plan on getting out tommorow evening! Good luck to all who get out tommorow!

Good job, Dave. Great looking deer. Seeing scrapes and rubs showing up all over now...

Another evening sit, no deer but 4 turkey! Windy but I had fun none the less. Will be out tommorow afternoon again. Good luck to all!

Great morning to be out!

Went out behind house this morning. Just after first light watched doe go thru 60 yrd away. About 10-15 mins later i had a doe coming down trail to my right, while watching her i spotted some movement bach behind her and it was a buck. As they got closer i could see it was a big half rack with 5 points and a nice size deer. He was following her staying about 10-15 yrds away. She was within 10 yrs and the closest he got was 15 yrds, i was unable to get a shot because she was looking my way at me most of the time. She would move to the left,right, then left again and he was doing the same. By now he was 25 yrds away and finialy she walked off with him following. I then seen another doe and a lil spike, he walked 10yrd from stand. It was awsome!

Im going on my 3rd season hunting traditional and waiting for that first shot, i know it will come. I have never felt like this before hunting and if it takes 10 yrs i don't care because things like this morning are just as good as taking a deer.

Here's where they were right out in front. I love this traditional archery!!! Good luck to all.....Gary

Central PA, Blair County, deer still seem to be going in early and not coming out until very late, near quitting time. Other than on Tuesday before the big rain hit on Wednesday, I'm not seeing much daytime movement? I would think things would be 'happening' by now?

Good luck yewbender! Keep at it! It will happen!

I was unable to make it out this eve but will be ready to get out tommorow afternoon after work! Good luck to all!

Nice day in the big woods. At least them pesky whitetail buck didn't bother me at all. Can't buy a deer this year but plenty of picnics get me though it. Blessings to all.

That is awesome congrats! Great deer and great hunt!

Nice job guys!

A good plan worked out. Good job, guys. Shick

Congratulations to Mason and his two teachers/mentors! That's the way a good hunt should end. Always fun to be involved with some one else's success and help out. Thanks for the story and pictures.

Congrats!!

That's teamwork! A memorable day....

Second deer of the season,taken 11/2 with my JD BERRY Longbow,Sitka Spruce arrows,Zwickey Eskimos

Second deer of the season,taken 11/2 with my JD BERRY Longbow,Sitka Spruce arrows,Zwickey Eskimos,went 30 yds and down.

Great pictures Craig. I got out this afternoon and saw no deer just a few squirrel. Will be getting out for my first morning hunt of the season tommorow,hoping my luck will change. Good luck to everyone!

After taking deer with my Black Widow recurve since 1985, I took my first deer with a lonbow. Easton Lagacy 2216's tipped with Zwickey No Mercy broadheads. 8 point taken on oct 27th in Armstrong County

Buck thumper can't see your picture! Congrats to you!

Update on my morning hunt. No deer but saw a red fox just at daylight and a bunch of squirrels! Heading back out this afternoons! Good luck to everyone!

can someone please explain how to get a pic from photobucket to here??? thx in advance... Thumper

Another evening with no deer sighted,lots of squirells and ticks! Headed out tommorow morn. Good luck to everyone!

damn.. I tried

lets try this....

Lookin' real good thumper. Congratulations. Shick

Congrats Buckthumper. He looks fine!

Nice buck buckthumper! Congrats!

Got out this am for a hunt at the farm,no deer once again but had a coyote stroll by at 45yds or so,beautiful morning to be out. I wish the temp was a lot cooler but oh well. Going to change it up and hit bald eagle state forest this afternoon. Good luck to everyone!

These high temps are putting a damper on deer movement for sure here in Blair County. Not only is it unseasonable warm today but it's also humid. I think things will begin to change tomorrow. Hopefully the last week will be better......

Here is a couple of pics from my latest hunt.

Great pics Craig as always! Hopefully will see a deer this week! Good luck to all!

I filled my buck tag on Thursday at 8am with my wheel bow. Now that I finally have some meat in the freezer I can relax and take out my Bear Grizzly. I've got a spot I hunt where the doe come in right at sunset to feed on crab apples. I found mysel there on Saturday evening. I had the wind in my favor all day but as soon as the sun set, a doe came out to feed and the wind changed! D'oh! Winded and busted. Freshly laundered clothing in scent free soap and I had just showered with scent free soap. Didn't matter, you can't beat their nose. Nonetheless it was a relaxing evening to sit.

Final week coming up. Going to get out tommorow morning,all day Wednesday,Thursday and Friday morning. Good luck to all on this final week!

What a beautifull morning today! Had a buck at 15-17 yrds but not a legal shooter. It was awsome just watching him take his time walking by. Then i got a call from my buddies dad and went and helped him with a buck he shot.

Got out this morning and finally saw some deer. I had 8 doe around me and no buck. I got soaked hoping for a buck to be following. But no such luck. I came in cause more rain is coming and I have to go to work this afternoon. But will be out all day tommorow! Good luck to all!

After some 35 years of bowhunting, it finally happened. I had a nice bear walk under my stand. Nice! ....Thumper

Thanks Craig, i learned from the best of taking photos by seeing yours! I realy like the torges seat, light weight, easy setup and comfertable.

Thumper, thats awsome! I enjoy seeing deer but i'll take seeing a bear anyday!

5 point. 30 yards. He was following a does trail. Schafer Silvertip, 200gr Cutthroat Broadhead. He went 50 yds and fell over.

Lookin' good Zman; congratulations. Shick

Yesterday morning 11/09/15 @ 7:03 AM, second to the last bow hunt for me this year. Shot this little 8 point at 16 yards Morrison Shawnee, Woodsman Elite broadheads.

Nice buck, congrats!!!

Congrats Zman and blessed bowhunter!

Thanks!

Nice Keith

Got out today and had a great hunt! I had a buck come in and walk past me at day break. Too dark to shoot. Had a crazy looking spike buck come into my scent drag at 1:00pm. Was about 5 yards from the stand. Right at dark had, what I think was the same spike buck come in. Rubbed his face on some limbs rubbed his antlers and proceeded to walk by me. He stopped and stared into the field and another buck came in and the both were posturing. I turned on my flashlight and the one was a half rack 4 pt. they both stood there looking at me then walked up the hill. I threw down my cushion and they trotted a few steps and watched me climb down! They could have cared less that I was shinning a light on them! Crazy hunt! Had a lot of fun! Hopefully I can get a hunt in before the rain tommorow! Good luck to all!

I was able to take my first trad gear deer, after 3 years of passing on them and making a bad shot last year, I needed this to happen to gain confidence in my equipment....now I know if I do my part, the gear will do it's job flawlessly. Thanks to all of the veterans out there that did what they had to do so guys like me could have the freedom to enjoy the great outdoors and all of the healing powers that come from being out in it.

Sweet buck Alan Congrats

Mike

Nice buck. Great job!

Nice buck Flifisher. Congrats.

Nice one Flifisher! Great pic!!

Very nice deer and photo, 'fisher. Congratulations. Shick

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